Given the position of the car in the ditch, it is obvious they were driving off the road for some reason, and tried to get back on when they got stuck in the ditch. A point ignored by everyone. Most likely what they were driving around is a ways back. Road blocks made of rocks are apparently a common tactic in this region. a picture http://members.virtualtourist.com/m/p/m/1a7baf/ Who says they all collected the rocks in an instant? My guess is the rocks would be already collected and sitting in a pile ready to be dispersed (would make sense if they had problems with thieves), or would be an extension of rock walls in the area perhaps further back than the picture would show. Or maybe they are lying. Point is we all have an agenda here and are interpreting the pictures as we see fit.

The pictures say nothing confirming OR denying a wall. Keep in mind the picture was taken the day after the incident had occurred and the villagers probably wanted to hide their involvement if they indeed were involved.

Look at the where the truck is, why were they driving off road? Don't give me that drunk crap, look at their blog, there is no history of them getting wasted and partying it up. Two beers between three people does not do this to you. All the other picture shows is the ditch running a short ways back, they were probably driving on the opposite side of it before what the picture shows.

hahahaaaahaaaaaa. Those Peruvians are more devious than I could have ever imagined.

The road ended at a school about 10 minutes after we started driving. There was a man there and we asked him if we could camp and he said no, so we had to turn around and start driving back towards where we first encountered the mob. Soon we were approached by two motor bikes coming from the village and many people on foot. They started approaching the vehicle and we asked them if we could please leave. They said they would not let us leave and then started throwing rocks at the truck and building a rock blockade on the road in front of us. We drove over the first blockade and there were villagers up on the hill above the road continuing to throw rocks at the truck. They threw a large rock through the passenger window, breaking it and hitting me in the face and cutting my jaw. They also threw a rock through the driverís side window, hitting my brother. We soon were met with another large road blockade of boulders that we could not drive through. At this blockade they threw rocks at the windshield and destroyed it.

That's a lot of fuking rocks to take out of a wall 1/4 mile away... and then put back by the next morning.

I have no doubt the villagers were throwing rocks. I have no doubt the situation could have been completely avoided. I also have no doubt the story is sensationalized, whether intentionally or not doesn't matter.

That is what you don't seem to get!
Just becuase you can't see it at all - it doesn't mean it isn't very, very easy for a few other people to figure out.
This occurs all the time on here - you are caught on the wrong end of a losing argument whether you ever know it or not.

I am told you have travelled once in your life and you got your ass kicked- so i do understand why you have a vested emotional interest in believing this bullsh#t.
In other words it might not all be chalked up to intelligence in your case.

What you don't get is I'm not arguing. With you, least of all. I don't think you're capable of argument, just pronouncements from your made up throne.

I heard you got your ass kicked by rangers in Yosemite, or at least handled like a belligerent idiot? Sounds like a great wannabe tough guy move, what I'd expect from you considering your style of posing, er, posting here.

Yeah, I only spent a month in Mexico once, that's about it for my foreign relations. I got into a one-sided surprise attack from some random sh#t kicker out there when I made the mistake of being the last gringo at the party and got out of it on my own. I didn't ask for money or offer lame theories about what happened. Considering much worse has happened in that vicinity lately, I'm not surprised. Mostly, the overall story is I had a great time there, you should try it ;).

As for me, I'm amazed at the armchair quarterbacks who seriously think their half-informed pronouncements merit any respect whatsoever. ST: Solving the world's issues daily... riiiigghht.

And I'm amazed that people regularly take the time to post on threads devoted to bullshitting about some miscellaneous news story or other to register an objection to that bullshitting.
But I suppose it's fun to go through life with a sense of amazement over trivial things, so carry on.

Riley
You really think these villagers have a good relationship with the police? Given the history of Peru?

MeChrist
No one said they took the rocks from those specific rock walls a quarter mile away, we don't see what is behind them on that side of the road, maybe a rock wall that comes close? Sure looks like there are plenty of rocks in the area to me which you claimed there weren't.

And I'm amazed that people regularly take the time to post on threads devoted to bullshitting about some miscellaneous news story or other to register an objection to that bullshitting.
But I suppose it's fun to go through life with a sense of amazement over trivial things, so carry on.

Now I'm amazed you haven't figured out the internet yet! Agog, really.

All that matters is the truth of the situation and the truth of the details!
You don't even have to know what they are lying about - the sister tells us enough with her own words for us to know that the way they depict their victimization is simply not true.

I've been trying to avoid this whole thread (especially taking a stance on what did or did not happen) as I like to visit Supertopo to give and receive climbing advice, read PellucidWombat's completely fabulous TRs, etc.

That said, I just have to say that the thing that pisses me off most about this saga and the Wolfrom's account of it, is the part where they state that they were whipped with ropes and tortured.

The original rock throwing, bear spray spraying, barricade building hysterics may have happened in a gigantic misunderstanding (or worse.) Claiming to have been tortured through the night (other than psychologically as it relates to their fear of being killed or the like) is pretty f'in serious.

They have nothing to prove to me or anyone else, and I feel sorry for them in so much as they are obviously injured and had a trip ruined. I also feel bad for the Peruvians who rely on the tourist industry to earn a living who may see diminished revenues as a result of the media hubbub surrounding this.

But again, if you claim you have been tortured but are able to write/blog about it just days after, then I've got some serious questions about your credibility.

Here's hoping the truth comes out or that this all goes away very, very soon.